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I just ordered an iPhone 7+ using the installment plan while also receiving an upgrade credit for my current phone.  Next year, when the iPhone 8 (or whatever it will be called) becomes available, will I be able to trade-in my iPhone 7+ and purchase the new phone under the installment plan?  I know you can do this with Apple directly, but it's unclear if the same model is applicable with Verizon.  I haven't been able to find a definitive description of the plan details, either.  If someone can point me to that document or web page I would greatly appreciate it.

I picked up my new iPhone 5S today as a replacement for my one year old iPhone 5 (yes, I paid full price, but I got a nice return on the sale of my iPhone 5). I brought it home to set it up, but after several attempts, including swapping SIMs with my working iPhone 5, I had no success getting the 5S to activate.  The message "SIM Not Valid" appears with more info about contacting your carrier (in my case Verizon) or Apple for more info.  I went to my nearby Verizon store to see if I could get the phone activated.  The SIM was ruled out as a problem by activating the SIM from the iPhone 5S on my iPhone 5.  Putting it back in the 5S yielded no success. Finally, I went back to the Apple Store where I made my purchase and spoke to the Verizon rep there.  She informed me that this is a known problem as of this morning and that there is work being done to try to resolve it.  I hope they figure it out quickly because as of now I have a VERY expensive phone that doesn't do anything at all!! So---if you purchase an iPhone 5S at full price and you're still within your two year contract, be prepared for some activation issues.  THIS SUCKS!!